Boulcott Hospital

Examples of Mr. Davis’ work can be seen at www.cosmetic-surgery.co.nz

Following specialist training in New Zealand, Charles completed a one year fellowship in Sydney under the mentorship of internationally renowned Professor Michael Poole, former head of the Oxford craniofacial unit performing paediatric craniofacial, skull base and orthoganathic surgery. A further six months were spent with Professor David David, current chairman of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery (ISCFS) and head of the Australasian Craniofacial Unit. Charles is the first Australasian qualified Plastic Surgeon to have dual qualifications in both Plastic Surgery and Craniomaxillofacial surgery.

Following a period working as a specialist in Canberra and Newcastle, he was accepted as a fellow at the Scandinavian Centre for Craniofacial surgery in Goteborg, Sweden for a year under the renowned surgeon Claes Lauritzen, immediate past president of the ISCFS. Whilst there he commenced his PhD studying the Mechanobiology of the childs facial skeleton.

In addition to a wide ranging craniofacial experience, he worked alongside leading Swedish Plastic Surgeons gaining extensive hands on experience in cosmetic surgery of the face, breasts and abdomen.

He then did a 6 month travelling fellowship to centres of excellence in craniomaxillofacial, cleft, vascular anomalies and cosmetic facial plastic surgery, including London, Brussels, Philadelphia, Boston and Harvard Medical School, Toronto and Malaysia.

Charles leads the craniofacial team for Wellington and Christchurch Regional Plastic, Maxillofacial and Burn Surgery units. His public work is also heavily focussed on skull base, head and neck cancer surgery, jaw surgery, complex deformities of the face and ear deformities.

Charles has a major interest in ear reconstruction and studied with widely recognised world leaders in this field including Francois Firmin (Paris), Burt Brent (USA), David Gault (London), S-O Wickstrom (Sweden) and John Vandervord (Sydney).

Charles has written an article about Aesthetic nasal reconstruction for Skin Cancer, read it here.

His private interests mainly consist of skin tumours, facial cosmetic surgery, abdominal and breast re-shaping, liposuction, head and neck cancer and reconstruction after facial trauma.

To make an appointment for Charles Davis, phone 569 7555 Extn 724.